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The Smart Neanderthal - Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution (Paperback)
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The Smart Neanderthal - Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution (Paperback)
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Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been
that a 'cognitive revolution' (C.50,000 years ago) led to the
advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution
our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic
Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern
humans. Or so we thought. As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest
advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding
between Modern Humans and the Neanderthals. All non-Africans today
carry some Neanderthal genes. We have also discovered aspects of
Neanderthal behaviour that indicate that they were not cognitively
inferior to modern humans, as we once thought, and in fact had
their own rituals and art. Finlayson, who is at the forefront of
this research, recounts the discoveries of his team, providing
evidence that Neanderthals caught birds of prey, and used their
feathers for symbolic purposes. There is also evidence that
Neanderthals practised other forms of art, as the recently
discovered engravings in Gorham's Cave Gibraltar indicate. Linking
all the recent evidence, The Smart Neanderthal casts a new light on
the Neanderthals and the "Cognitive Revolution". Finlayson argues
that there was no revolution and, instead, modern behaviour arose
gradually and independently among different populations of Modern
Humans and Neanderthals. Some practices were even adopted by Modern
Humans from the Neanderthals. Finlayson overturns classic
narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about
who we really are.
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